Excited for our panel at the American Sociological Association's Annual Meeting in NYC this Saturday. My comments will build on a review article (still a work in progress) discussing research on status politics and electoral behavior. If you're around, come say hi! #ASA2026

A terrific cross-cohort collaboration between CASBS fellows @noamgidron.bsky.social (2024-25) and Yotam Margalit (2020-21) in @foreignpolicy.com on the strategic shift that has enabled Binyamin Netanyahu to amass and retain power over the decades

Noam Gidron@noamgidron.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Today marks 30 years since Netanyahu was first elected Prime Minister. Yotam Margalit and I write in @foreignpolicy.com:

Today marks 30 years since Netanyahu was first elected Prime Minister. Yotam Margalit and I write in @foreignpolicy.com:

Foreign Policy@foreignpolicy.com · 2mo ago

Over three decades, Netanyahu fundamentally reshaped Israeli society and the electoral logic driving its politics.

Today marks 30 years since Netanyahu was first elected Prime Minister. Yotam Margalit and I write in @foreignpolicy.com:

Foreign Policy@foreignpolicy.com · 2mo ago

Over three decades, Netanyahu fundamentally reshaped Israeli society and the electoral logic driving its politics.

The Political Economy of National Identity: a chapter with Moses Shayo for the Handbook of the Economics of Identity. We review econ & pol‑sci research on how national identities shape trade, welfare policy, conflict, and polarization. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

The Political Economy of National Identity: a chapter with Moses Shayo for the Handbook of the Economics of Identity. We review econ & pol‑sci research on how national identities shape trade, welfare policy, conflict, and polarization. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

🔥 POSTDOC POSITIONS ON CHILDREN'S POLITICAL SOCIALIZATION 🔥 Wanna understand young people's beliefs about political leadership, politics, and power? Then this is your chance! I'm looking for two 2-year postdocs to join my ERC-funded research project @au.dk international.au.dk/about/profil...

2 two-year postdocs on children’s political socialization at Aarhus University - Vacancy at Aarhus University

Vacancy at Department of Political Science, Aarhus University

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⬇️Thrilled to join as an Inaugural Member of the Israel National Consortium MEDem @medem.bsky.social : Liron Lavi (BIU), @noamgidron.bsky.social (HUJI), Osnat Akirav (ISPSA), @yaelrkaplan.bsky.social (OU), @acavari.bsky.social & Asif Efrat (RU), @ayakter.bsky.social & @liranharsgor.bsky.social ✨

MEDem@medem.bsky.social · 6mo ago

🌐 Our colleagues @liranharsgor.bsky.social ky.social, @jenny-oser.bsky.social & @ayakter.bsky.social have formed a National Consortium in Israel 🇮🇱. An important step toward consolidating national efforts! Thank you for your trust & investing in the infrastructural foundations our field depends on 🤝

Why did antisemitism rise in Germany during the Covid pandemic? And why was this increase concentrated among political centrists, rather than on the fringes? doi.org/10.1017/S153... @kanol.bsky.social @wzb.bsky.social @uni-hamburg.de @politikuhh.bsky.social @socfub.bsky.social

Dans leurs récentes recherches sur la politique israélienne, Noam Gidron et ses coauteurs explorent la polarisation affective du pays, le soutien à la réforme judiciaire, le populisme du Likoud et les relations entre ces différents éléments.

Le recul démocratique en Israël

Dans leurs récentes recherches sur la politique israélienne, Noam Gidron et ses coauteurs explorent la polarisation affective du pays, le soutien à la réforme judiciaire, le populisme du Likoud et les relations entre ces différents éléments.

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NEW in CASBS's partnership w/ @laviedesidees.bsky.social & its English language site, Books & Ideas: Q&A w/2024-25 CASBS fellow @noamgidron.bsky.social among the world's authorities on the dynamics of polarization & democratic backsliding in Israel in recent years booksandideas.net/On-democrati...

On democratic backsliding in Israel

In their recent research about Israeli politics, Noam Gidron and his coauthors explore the country's affective polarization, the support for the judicial overhaul, Likud's populism, and the relations ...

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I should also have mentioned this paper by @noamgidron.bsky.social et al. osf.io/preprints/so...

Jacob Edenhofer @jacobedenhofer.bsky.social · 7mo ago

interpreted, which brings us to the first failure mode: interpretive disagreement. 2. Citizens -- and, indeed, academics (see below) -- hold divergent conceptions of democracy. On some conceptions, a give action may appear anti-democratic while on others it may not. As I point out in thread,

Who protests against democratic backsliding? A new working paper with Margalit, Sheffer and Yakir examines this issue and finds that people’s conceptions of what democracy means play a crucial role in predicting whether they engage in active opposition to backsliding efforts. osf.io/preprints/so...

Excited to share that my project on polarization and nonviolent resistance was awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant. So grateful to the many colleagues who supported the work along the way, and looking forward to the research ahead!

European Research Council (ERC)@erc.europa.eu · 8mo ago

The results of the ERC Consolidator Grant call have been announced! 📣 349 researchers have been selected for funding. Congratulations to all! #ERCCogG! 👉 buff.ly/uu62uFV #FrontierResearch #EUfunded #HorizonEurope @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu

📢We are looking forward to tomorrow's presentation by @noamgidron.bsky.social in our HPS³ seminar series. All are welcome, 5:15 PM, VMP9 B130!

Evidence from 100+ interviews dovetails with the experimental and descriptive findings and echoes aspects of work outside Pakistan: Hall, @noamgidron.bsky.social and @pavisuri.bsky.social on status concerns, Nyron Crawford on the “racial defense,” and Jeffrey Witsoe on lower-caste politics.

New paper in @ajpseditor.bsky.social. Is descriptive representation good for substantive representation? Why do voters stay loyal to corrupt and poorly governing ethnic parties? I argue that we ought to focus less on patronage and more on dignity concerns. Defiant pride can come at a price. 1/🧵

📢On Wednesday, December 10th (5:15 PM, VMP9 B130), we are pleased to welcome @noamgidron.bsky.social (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem) in our HPS³ seminar series. All are welcome to attend! For more information ⬇️ www.wiso.uni-hamburg.de/en/fachberei...

Hamburg Political Science Seminar Series - HPS³

Welcome to the Hamburg Political Science Seminar Series (HPS³). The HPS series features speakers presenting cutting-edge research in political science

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Noam Gidron@noamgidron.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Looking forward to presenting at the Hamburg Political Science Seminar Series next week (December 10). Feel free to get in touch if you're around!

Looking forward to presenting at the Hamburg Political Science Seminar Series next week (December 10). Feel free to get in touch if you're around!

How do current and past coalitions explain variations in affect between pairs of parties? This video with Jim Adams summarizes our @cpsjournal.bsky.social article on the topic (w/ @rwillh11.bsky.social), may be useful for those teaching about polarization in Europe: faculti.net/coalition-po...

Faculti – Expert Research, Video Insights, and AI-Powered Academic Discovery

Faculti is the platform for research and policy insights. Watch structured interviews with global experts, explore AI-powered summaries of the scholarly record, and connect with evidence that matters ...

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Journal of Democracy@jodemocracy.bsky.social · 10mo ago

When Israel’s democratic safeguards came under attack, Israeli political scientists felt they had a duty to spread a shared, nonpartisan understanding of the dangers of democratic backsliding. Here is how they organized and reached the public. muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...

1st article from my dissertation is out in Perspectives today!! two takeaways: a) knowledge economy 'winners' may not be subject to status loss but they sure care about status preservation & b) this is consequential for their attitudes re: immigration & diversity. Thnx 2 all along this journey!!

Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR@cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · 10mo ago

#OpenAccess from @poppublicsphere.bsky.social - The Politics of Status Preservation: Immigration and the Knowledge Economy Class - https://cup.org/3VYHxGx - @briittavs.bsky.social #FirstView

A thoughtful and well-argued critique of the common measure of subjective social status, increasingly used in survey-based studies of populism ⬇️

Sociological Science@sociologicalsci.bsky.social · 11mo ago

NEW: Anderson, "An Unreliable Ladder: Top–Bottom Self-Placement, Subjective Social Status, and Political Preferences sociologicalscience.com/articles-v12...

PhD students who might be interested in this -- feel free to get in touch! The application deadline is October 27. azrieli.smapply.io/prog/interna...

New paper out in @wepsocial.bsky.social‬: Pathways to politics: a sequence analysis of political apathy and involvement (open access) doi.org/10.1080/0140...

Pathways to politics: a sequence analysis of political apathy and involvement

Understanding inequality in political involvement is a core goal of political science. Previous research has examined specific life-course influences, but there is limited knowledge about the diver...

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I am looking for a PhD student in Comparative Politics @powimz.bsky.social. My research focuses on political (in-)equality, representation, and responsiveness. I would be grateful if you could help to spread the word. stellenboerse.uni-mainz.de#/jgu/job/49637

So great to see Voters Under Pressure featured in this @comppol.bsky.social review article by @klingelt.bsky.social! Reviewing the book alongside work of Bartels and Tillman, Tristan's reading is the mandate function of elections is being challenged👇 www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cuny...

An exceptional piece of scholarship by @pauliinapatana.bsky.social , which goes straight on my Qualitative Methods syllabus as it is a perfect example of the value of mixed methods research. It is also highly relevant for my own work on European politics and the far right. Bravo! 👏

Even in times of sociocultural conflict, a progressive left electorate is more averse to sociocultural *and* socioeconomic inequalities than (far) right voters. New paper with @siljahausermann.bsky.social Palmtag @tabouchadi.bsky.social @stefwalter.bsky.social Berkinshaw tinyurl.com/d42wyb79 1/n

Exactly right

C🅰️S Ⓜ️UDDE@casmudde.bsky.social · last yr.

Alternatively, you can read this interview with the excellent @noamgidron.bsky.social & Yaniv Roznai. Also a reminder that boycotting all Israeli academics is not just morally dubious (collective punishment) but also strengthens rather than weakens the Israeli far right.